The Cathedral Festival Chorus: Forrest's Requiem for the Living

The grandly stirring Requiem for the Living by award-winning American composer Dan Forrest has floored audiences and critics alike since its 2013 premiere, and this Manhattan Concert Productions performance by the Cathedral Festival Chorus and members of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Floyd, is sure to be beautifully moving as well. Forrest combines a short passage in English, "Come unto me," from the Book of Matthew with the five traditional mass movements Requiem, Kyrie, Agnus Dei, Sanctus, and Lux Aeterna to create an emotion-filled piece that was praised in its debut for its "warmth, peacefulness, radiance and comfort."

Reviews & Ratings

4th Pres. is a beautiful church and a wonderful setting for this sacred work.

Line and crowd management was woefully lacking. They needed a better set up. Had the rain broke just a couple minutes earlier it could have turned into a real ugly scene real quickly. More professional event staff and a more well thought out access plan was necessary for safety and enjoyment. People were standing outside on Mich ave in high temperatures and humid weather with an impending thunderstorm wondering if they were in the right line as people were made to file in one at a time. Very poor crowd control.

The composer was present at the performance and that was a wonderful bonus. The event was well attended and well appreciated by those who attended.

Beautiful music. The performances were great and the venue was perfect for that type of music. My only complaint was the entrance was poorly organized. They had one table for the tickets and it cause a line DOWN THE BLOCK to the corner. I didn't...continued

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Manhattan Concert Productions is an esteemed production company dedicated to excellence in music making, hospitality and travel details. Through their Masterwork, Octavo, Children’s Choir, Cathedral, Broadway, Debut, and Symphonic Series’ alongside New York City Jazz Festival, MCP has provided opportunity to thousands of musicians in choirs, bands and orchestras that have performed at famous venues throughout the United States and many countries abroad.